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Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:53:14 +0000china — wordtravelsenOutbound Travel Agencies from Asia to Scandinaviahttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/15151/outbound-travel-agencies-from-asia-to-scandinavia
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:02:19 +0000Far East Asiaisauvage15151@/discussionsIm looking for outbound travel agencies in Far East Asia, who cater Scandinavian Tours including Norway as a destination to cooperate with in my research. My thesis is about Asian tourists traveling to Scandinavia, specifically interested in Christmas and Santa Claus tourism. Any help would be greatly appreciated!]]>
Chinese Visa FAQ: all about visas for Chinahttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/1922/chinese-visa-faq-all-about-visas-for-china
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:55:03 +0000Visa and PassportGracejin1922@/discussions
A: Please look at your current visa;find the Capital Letter on the top L=Tourist ; F=Business Visa ; Z=Working Visa ; X=Student Visa *As Chinese laws, if you hold an F visa , you are not allow to get incoming payment here. That means, if you have sign the contract with the company and will start your full-time job here in China, its better for you to ask for the working(Z) visa and residence permit from your company. Otherwise, the government may find you and your company because of the illegal employment. If your company dont know how to apply the working visa for you.

Q2:Whats mean of Entry(ies)?
A:How many times you can enter China during the visa period. Commonly, there was 4 kinds of Entry: 00=Zero; 01=Single; 02=Double; M=Multi

Q3:What is the difference between a Chinese tourist and business visa?
A:Chinese visas are issued according to the purpose of the trip; either tourism or business activities. In general, "tourist" visas are issued specifically for the purpose of travel for pleasure, while a "business" visa generally permits a traveler to engage in normal business-related activities (sales meetings, visiting a factory, negotiating agreements, etc.)

Q4:I am going to mainland China, then to Hong Kong and back to mainland China for one night. Does this mean I must have a double-entry visa?
A:Yes. Double-entry visa means you can enter into mainland of China twice within 90 days. Since you are going to the mainland of China twice, you must have a double-entry visa. Although being part of China, Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region.

Q5:I travel to China frequently. How do I obtain a multiple entry visa?
A:There are two ways to get a multi-entries F visa:
-To get it from overseas Chinese consulates or at visa office in HK. You will need to ask your business partners in China to contact the local government office to issue an invitation.The invitation(letter) has to be issued by the authorized Chinese government departments or Chinese organizations.However;issuance of a multi-entries visa is at the discretion of the consulate and having an official invitation does not guarantee issuance of the multi-entries visa.
-To get it from local PSB in China,you need to be sponsored by a Chinese host .

Q6:Is there any useful tips for F visa extension?
A:Yes,As we know, when you hold an F visa and stay inside of China, you can extend your visa every 6 month up to total 1 year without leaving. thats mean, for example , your enter China at 1st Jan.2008. so that you can extend your visa every 6 month up to 1st Jan . 2009 .without leaving. Thats we called 1 year limit. But the 1 year limit is calculate from the lastest enter date. So during this 1 year, you can apply 1extra entry and leave the country and come back with this entry. Then you enter date will be refreshed. Anyway,we just pass this information to you because it might be hepful to you.

Q7:My company want to apply an Working(Z) Visa for me ,is it possible to get it here inside of China without going outside of China?
A:Yes, Its possible. Before your company do any work to apply the Working(Z) visa for you. Please contact our office first. We can give you suggestion and help you to handle everything just inside of China..

I hope that i have given you helpful information here. If you still have question on China visa, you can feel free to contact Grace jin by e-mail: grace.jin@163.com or MP: 13811299056.

Good luck!
Grace jin]]>
Need help understanding my visa!http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/13056/need-help-understanding-my-visa
Wed, 14 May 2014 08:56:00 +0000- ChinaRosaDoyle1113056@/discussionsSo I have a double-entry F visa issued in China. It states 'Valid Until 17th May 2014' and also 'Permitted to stay 90 days since the next entry'.I left once at Christmas and my second exit-entry was a HK visa run at the end of March (I've been in China since then till now). To me this means I'm allowed to stay 90 days from when I came back in March (so 30th June 2014). However that 'valid until' date makes me so confused. Is it just like a 'enter before' date or is it the hard deadline of when I'm supposed to leave?My boss says everything is fine and that I can stay until June, but I'm not completely sure since he's not been sure in the past and has a 'contact' in the PSB office, but I don't know how helpful this will be if I'm stopped at immigration. Any help would be very very welcome! Thanks!]]>
Is Macau safe?http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/5213/is-macau-safe
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:53:08 +0000- Chinaglobetrotter_za5213@/discussionsWhat is the best tour company for a Great Wall of China tour?http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/2051/what-is-the-best-tour-company-for-a-great-wall-of-china-tour
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:58:29 +0000- ChinaJem2051@/discussions
Can anyone recommend a good tour company or tour operator? Preferably someone reliable and good value for money.

Are there any restrictions on what we can bring in? We use a laptop and don't want this to cause difficulty at the border. Is internet connection generaly available and which UK sites are blocked? We write a daily Blog and usually visit some British papers such as the Times & Telegraph- will access be denied? Also we need access to our online UK bank.

We will be going to Guilin. Any tips or recommendations? What kind of temperatures can we expect and will we have language problems? We can only converse in English & German and French at a push.

Any advice will be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks.]]>
China Visa gonna expire soon ?http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/11942/china-visa-gonna-expire-soon
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 05:50:21 +0000Visa and Passportvisachina11942@/discussionsHolding a foreigner passport but hope can stay in China for good or for travel. But China government alway change their policy. Maybe you can get 6 months visa in china but you gotta leave china every 30 or 60 days. This is really pain ass.

If we go to Hongkong to apply those visa, at least we need to stay there for couple days. The more faster also need 3-4 business days some will be 6-7 business days.

Finally, I got one company where in Harbin China can help me solve this issue.

I just need take my passport along and one picture. No additional documents need. They will help me apply 6 months visa without leaving china in this 6 months. If I need go out china. I just get another additional entry in my visa. They are helping me F change to L and Sometimes L to F. This will be handy for me to stay in china for my own good.

If friends out there wanna solve this issue. Can try look for this website visa.dimm2h.com

Thank you.

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Guangzhou shops open for national holiday?http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/12144/guangzhou-shops-open-for-national-holiday
Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:28:34 +0000- Chinafa_sir12144@/discussionsHow long do you need for a vacation to Hong Kong?http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/11609/how-long-do-you-need-for-a-vacation-to-hong-kong
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:13 +0000- Hong KongReally77711609@/discussionsI am in a Guangzhou holding cell: Visa warning!http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/2464/i-am-in-a-guangzhou-holding-cell-visa-warning
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:43:03 +0000- ChinaBasil Fuentes2464@/discussions
Since I am sitting in the holding room at Guangzhou station, and where I have been for the last 2 hours , and will probably be for the next two, I have a bit of time on my hands.

How, might you ask, did I end up in this predicament ! Well, I arrived here and was asked at immigration for my visa. Having had it confirmed by the travel agent as to visa requirements both telephonically and in writing (see yellow below) that I did NOT need one, I have now discovered that I do.

Lesson One  Do visa research YOURSELF

The Chinese authorities are scary, repeat scary !! They bluntly told me that as I did not have the required entry documentation, I was to get on the train AT ONCE and go back to Hong Kong (I had just spent 2 hours on the train getting here) and apply for a visa .... My remonstrations and even showing them the email for the travel agent, were met with stony stares, as were my entreaties that I have been travelling for 24 hours. On reflection, the USA would have probably done the same ... but at least I could have worked better understanding the language and body speak !!

Lesson 2 : You dont mess around with bureaucracy in China .... this is a place where you want zero defect on your papers.

The ray of light was that I was here for an official exhibition and this is where Cecilia (the Chinese importer waiting at the other side of customs and wondering why I was taking so long to get of the train !) was a absolute miracle worker. She managed to persuade them to let me apply for a visa (all this time I was in the holding room) . Problem ... I need a photo to go on the form ... nothing I had in terms of passport or driving licence was good enough. So miracle no 2, Cecilia get a photographer to come complete with camera and printer, and take a photo of me in the holding room.

Aha ... but never underestimate a bureaucrat (I shudder to think how those other than us must have suffered at time in the old SA .... A faxed copy of the visa was not good enough .. it had to be an original, and this had to come by hand ... so hence the four hour wait for the original to arrive.

And then the coup de grace ! I need to pay for the visa (about R590 in China money but being in my little room, the bank machine the other side of customs could have been a million miles away .... and obviously, not having set foot Chinese soil, I had no Chinese cash ... .... lucky I had some time while incarcerated to ponder on this one.

The solution came from the least likely source ...... after an hour one of them Immigration Officials asked me to buy two bottles of duty free brandy for them .. and presents me with 800 Chinese Yuans (about R800.00) in cash . Voila ... paid with my credit card and now I was Chinese cash rich and could pay for the visa when it eventually arrived.

I am wondering why I came here ... .. but at least I know you are never too old to learn.]]>
minimum time out of chinahttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/11555/minimum-time-out-of-china
Mon, 06 May 2013 07:41:45 +0000- Chinalynwai11555@/discussionsCan anyone please confirm a limit or not? I have a valid multi entry visa L and still have around ten days till duration expires.]]>
Beijing China Solo Travel Tips for Womenhttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/2717/beijing-china-solo-travel-tips-for-women
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:10:13 +0000Expat AdviceLIGHTS2717@/discussionsTampons, pads, individually wrapped wipes, lots those little packets of tissue (there is a shortage of toilet paper here), and a couple of pairs of gloves - thin dress gloves. Many local women here wear them. You can buy them here in the department stores with shoe brushes and polish. 2. Safety Tips for Women:In general, foreign women are unlikely to suffer serious sexual harassment in Beijing. Police tend to investigate crimes against foreigners more closely than they do crimes against locals, and more severe penalties are often imposed. This offers non-Chinese women with a kind of important aura of protection. For more women solo travel tips, please read the valuable advice below:1) Use your body language: keep your head up, swing your arms and act confident. Adopt an easy attitude. Walk with purpose and you'll become less of a target for hustlers who prey on disoriented or timid travellers.2) If you are being followed in the street and you feel threatened, you just go to a shop nearby and carmly tell the clerk: "I am a foreigner and someone is following me. I am frightened and need your help." If necessary, ask the clerk to call a taxi or police officer for you.3) It would be much safer to sit or stand next to other women or family groups in restaurants, either on trains or buses, or in other public places. It is unlikely that you will be attacked if you're in the company of other people.4) Don't travel around alone too late at night.5) Don't wear expensive jewellery overtly.6) Some thieves prefer crowded areas - stay alert in places like buses, bus stations, where you're likely to be jostled.7) Hide valuables (cash, cheques and credit cards) on a belt worn under the clothes next to the skin.8) Thinking of carrying a 'dummy' wallet containing a small amount of cash. If you are directly faced by a mugger, you can hand over the dummy wallet and keep from further harm.9) Take with you at all times the contact details of your local travel agency, and also your embassy in China.]]>
Scams and safety in Hong Kong?http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/5194/scams-and-safety-in-hong-kong
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:08:33 +0000- Hong KongSAtraveller5194@/discussionsGetting a Chinese visa in the UKhttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/10974/getting-a-chinese-visa-in-the-uk
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:10:35 +0000- ChinaIncredulon10974@/discussions
I'm going to China soon and am planning on going to either Manchester or London (I live in Birmingham so I have some choice :) - is Manchester less busy though?) to hand in my form for a single-entry tourist visa (and then have it sent back). Can I just turn up without an appointment and wait for my ticket number to be called? Or do I *definitely* have to schedule an appointment just to hand my form in? Also, can I pay on the day?

Many thanks.]]>
What documennts you need to apply for a Chinese visahttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/7940/what-documennts-you-need-to-apply-for-a-chinese-visa
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:38:01 +0000- Chinachinavisabureau-HELP7940@/discussions
Every different visa is different and specific to the applicants nationality. so in your questions please state your nationality.
One last thing, sorry about my spelling but im here to give good free advice and there is no spell checker.

Thanks!]]>
Visa Application in a Third Countryhttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/2752/visa-application-in-a-third-country
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:48:42 +0000- ChinaRogandDee2752@/discussions
We need to apply for a Chinese Visa possibly in Turkey or Iran. Does anyone know how easy it is to get a visa in a 3rd country?

Thanks]]>
Travel by Train from China to Vietnam/Thailandhttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/1562/travel-by-train-from-china-to-vietnam-thailand
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:18:14 +0000- Chinazol1562@/discussionsCan you travel to Hong Kong (China) and Manila (PI) if you PP expires in 3 months or lesshttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/7829/can-you-travel-to-hong-kong-china-and-manila-pi-if-you-pp-expires-in-3-months-or-less
Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:12:21 +0000Visa and PassportPF7829@/discussions
I booked a 1 week trip from SF (US) to Hong Kong and just realized that my Passport expires in February (13th).

Departure:
My flight is to Hkg is on Nov 5th and then another flight (different airline) to Manila (Philippines) the next night (Nov 6th).

But I also have 2 other international flights to HKG planned for November (reason for 3 trips in 1 month = taking advantage of Delta Skymiles promotion Detroit to HKG).

Must I renew my passport before going on these trips or can I wait until after I have completed these 3 short trips and do it then?]]>
Chinese Visahttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/7803/chinese-visa
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:27:21 +0000Visa and Passportchinavisabureau7803@/discussionsWhen is the best time to visit south-west China?http://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/5688/when-is-the-best-time-to-visit-south-west-china
Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:44:39 +0000India and Asialisa20105688@/discussionsThere is no 'best time', but you should know this:

China is in the northern hemisphere, and has summer June-August and winter December-February.

And for much of south-west China, summer is the rainy season - and also the busiest time of year.

So what are better months to avoid the crowds and possibly get more blue skies:

generally, from October through to April are good times to visit, when there are less visitors around, and the weather tends to be more settled and fine.

But remember, that Chinese New Year in January/February is a busy holiday period, when many people travel. And also during the wintertime, snow in NW Yunnan and Sichuan may close roads and cause delays. Plus you will need extra warm clothes for when the sun drops, the temperature plumets too.]]>
are there baggage lockers in Shanghai airporthttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/7751/are-there-baggage-lockers-in-shanghai-airport
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:22:20 +0000- Chinakenso7751@/discussionswhat to do in Hong Konghttp://forum.wordtravels.com/discussion/7659/what-to-do-in-hong-kong
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:07:51 +0000- ChinaTaylor S7659@/discussions
Thank you, your help is highly appreciated.]]>
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